New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
BARNUM PREFERS BRIDGEPORT.

MANY TOWNS WANT TO SEE SOME OF THE GREAT
sHowMAN's MONEY.
For the purpose OF learning the attentions Of the
cradle Snowman regard to rebuilding Of the winter
quarters OF the Greatest Show Earth" destroyed by
fire recently at Bridgeport TRIBUNE reporter visited
r. T. Barnum at the Murray Hi Hotel the other day Mr.
Barnu never locked hale and hearty and cordially
answered inquiries the subject substantially as fol
lews
"Ts tell yen the truth. tho question Of tho rebuilding
sfsur winter quarters Is yet 10 extent open
One newspaper has stated that s people Of bridgeport
generally had expressed themselves grataed that the
quarter. buraed up asd hoped that they
would not be Rebuilt there. How much truth
there Is In that statement DO learned by
looking at this s:sed by 1000 citizens OF Bridge
port. including the present. Mayer thros ex-Maysrs,
the president. and sashicrs OF he banks and all the
lsaaia: czsns and business OF the town, and which
reads a. follows
dETtEAES. IN. unier,lgsed citizens and business
been mad. % cmoTs hs wnt 9arer rom tss city
wercpectfuiy relre. that such proposal be cot enter
.as city We ,h.nd consider sre. injury 10 our city 70
you remove aud trust mat you VIII favoaoy consider
reqsest REMAIN.
"a, bee, expanding 100000 every year at
Bridgeport in maintaining eur winter quarters there II
net surprising that the people there &c not want US 70
Us,cwhers For ny part, would prefer to rebuild
there, bat my partner Mr.. Bailey rants nearer
Ncv-Ysrk he says that preference for Bridgeport
Is sentiment. while business reasons all point TO
New York the proper location. have received
700 or 900 letters from Jersey people, wanting me to
conc there fiiin'timaslne there was 50 much land
available in Jersey Bu: they offer the ground for almost
notAins promise there shall be taxes speak Of
and dom. know what all nevertheless we have de-
cdsa not there. TIE choice lies between Bridge
port and Manhattan Islasi IL viii be the other
n come hero the spot which will locate Is hIsd
upon but tell you where fer OF policy
zone OF these that the price FOR the land hasn't been
settled -. There really need ~ hurry IN the
ter, because We shall not nses ths sev buildings until
neIt fall They viii be erected while tho chow Is tray
cling during the summer intend to cree, separate
nreprost buildings for each department OF The
eIhlbtisn. Each cla,s OF animals will have
= building to itself there viii be su,ldsgs
with ample rags for training and prsstsn. elephants.
horses and all other aans!s requiring ,rsang sspn
rate blling. for charot, 'or all the dfsreat Of
parapssrnal, FOR harness. for NstHg apparatus all
tho others VIII not nsces'arily 20. toe We shall get the
plans AID specification, ready this winter and IN the
spring or carly merit simmer will begin build As
said bcfsrs We don't rebuild at Bridgeport. Manhattan
Island ~ the place"
Mr. Bsrnua said that hs had Just ornpls,ed atdi-
ton otrty 20 h, autobiography origin ally issued
In 1912 II consider tbs eighteen covered by this
addition hn said. Tho most eventful period OF life
Previous & that had travelling eIhibtsn that
these sixty pages taxa In all tho time that have been
tbs cad, and my last IRE"